Macronutrient intake and alertness during night shifts - the time interval matters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Working night shifts is associated with higher safety risks due to shift work-related fatigue. Nutrition, especially certain (macro) nutrient compositions, has been suggested to reduce fatigue, however, results of studies are contradictory. This could be explained by differences in the time interval investigated between the consumption of a meal and measurement of cognitive performance. Therefore, this observational study investigated the association between macronutrient intake and objective alertness at different time intervals during the night shift in nurses.

Methods

128 nurses, aged 20-61 years, completed an alertness test (Psychomotor Vigilance Task) during the night shift and a 24-h dietary recall after the night shift. This was repeated three times, always

SUBMITTER: de Rijk MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665514 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature